
By AstriDDesign

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for the original tutorial
Materials download
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Plugins:
VM Natural / Speed.
AlienSkin EyeCandy 5 Impact / Glass /
Perspective Shadow.
MurasMeister / Pole transform.
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Penta. Com / color dot.
Toadies / Ommadawn -
Import in Filters Unlimited
Preparations:
Copy the selection files to the selection folder of PSP
Double Click on the Eye Candy Preset,
it will be imported automatically
Double click on the font (ttf) to
open. Minimize to tray, you can use it now in PSP.
Note: If you are using PSP13 in
combination with Windows 7 you need to copy the font to the Font folder of
windows.
Used Colors
Foregroundcolor: #000000
Backgroundcolor: #CDD1D3
Other:

This translation is
written with PSP13
but can also be made
with earlier PSP
versions.
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01.
Open a
new transparent image of 700 x 550 px
Set your foregroundcolor to gradient
- Style: Radial

Fill your image with
the gradient
Effects - Plugins -
VM Natural -
Speed

02.
Layers - New Raster Layer
Selection Tool -
Rectangle - Custom
Selection:


Fill with #000000
Selections - Select None
Layer Palette - Set the Layer
Opacity of this layer to 20
03.
Swap the fore and
backgroundcolor
Lock the
backgroundcolor
Pen Tool - Mode:
Draw Lines and Poly
Lines - Line Style:
Dot Width: 2


Start at the left
top to the bottom
like this:

Layers - Convert to Raster Layer
Layers - Duplicate
Move to the other
side of the dark
image:

Layers - Merge - Merge Down - Repeat
the merging once
Your layer palette is looking like
this now:

04.
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Free Rotate - Left - 90°
Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind
- From Left checked - Wind Strength:
100
Rename this layer
Wind
05.
Layers - New Raster Layer
Selection Tool -
Rectangle - Custom
Selection:

Fill with #000000
Selections - Select None
Layer Palette - Set the Layer
Opacity of this layer to 55
06.
Pen Tool - Same
settings as before
Now draw a line like
this:

Layers - Convert to Raster Layer
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Flip
07.
Open Tube "28.Astrid Blokjes" - Copy and paste as new layer on your
image.
Move to the left
like this:

08.
Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom layer
Selections - Select all
Image - Crop to Selection
09.
Layer Palette - Click on the top
layer
Layers - New Raster Layer
Selections - Load/Save Selection -
Load selection from disc -
Astrid selectie 28

Fill with
#CDD1D3
Effects - Plugins -
Alien Skin Eye Candy
5 - Impact - Glass
-
Settings Tab: Click
on Preset "Astrid
28"
Selections - Select None
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Flip
10.
Layer Palette - Click on the layer
you renamed "Wind"
Layers - Duplicate
Effects - Plugins -
Mura's Meister -
Pole Transform

Layers - Duplicate
Layers - Arrange - Move Down
Layers - Duplicate
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind
- From Left checked - Wind Strength:
100
11.
Layer Palette - Click on the top
layer
Open Tube "28
Astrid Bolletjes" - Copy and paste as new layer on your
image.
Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects 3D Effects -
Dropshadow - 2 - 2 - 100 - 0 - #000000
12.
Layers - New Raster Layer
Selections - Load/Save Selection -
Load selection from disc - Astrid
selectie 28a

Fill with #000000
Effects - Plugins -
Penta.Com - Color
Dot

Selections - Select
None
Layer Palette - Set the Layer
Opacity of this layer to 50
Layers - Arrange - Move Down -
Repeat 5 times
13.
Open Tube "Betsie
631_02-02-2011" - Copy and paste as new layer on your
image.
Image - Resize - 80% - Resize all
layers not checked
Move to the right
like this:

Effects - Plugins -
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 -
Impact - Perspective Shadow
-
Settings Tab:
Dropshadow Blurry.
14.
Layer Palette - Click on the layer
you renamed "Wind"
Layers - Duplicate
Effects - Distortion Effects - Polar
Coordinates

Layers - Duplicate
Image - Mirror
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Effects - Plugins -
Filters Unlimited - Toadies -
Ommadawn

15.
Text Tool - Font
Balmoral LET
- Size 120 - Units:
Pixels - Stroke
Width 1 - Create
as: Vector
Lock your
foregroundcolor and
make sure your
backgroundcolor is
on
#000000
Type: Attitude of a
text of your own
Move to the top like
this:

Layers - Convert to Raster Layer
Effects 3D Effects -
Dropshadow - 0 - 1 - 80 - 5 -
#cdd1d3
16.
Image - Add Borders - Symmetric -
1 px - #000000
Image - Add Borders - Symmetric -
25 px - #cdd1d3
Magic Wand Tool -
Mode: Shift/Add - Tolerance
0 - Click
in the last border
Set your
foregroundcolor back
to the gradient and
fill the selection
with the gradient
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add
Noise - Gaussian checked - 10 -
Monochrome checked
Selections - Select None
Image - Add Borders - Symmetric -
1 px - #000000
17.
Add your name or watermark, save as
JPG file and your done!
(Note: I added
a 1 px border for a
better view at my
black background)

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Thank you Martalip and Angelika for
testing this translation
This is what they made:
Martalip:

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Angelika:
